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Definition of median noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

median

noun
 
/ˈmiːdiən/
 
/ˈmiːdiən/
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  1. (mathematics) the middle value of a series of numbers arranged in order of size
  2. (geometry) a straight line passing from a point of a triangle to the centre of the opposite side
  3. (also median strip)
     (both North American English)
    (British English central reservation)
    a narrow piece of land that separates the two sides of a major road such as a motorway or interstateTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a median vein or nerve): from medieval Latin medianus, from medius ‘mid’.
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